Graue Panther

Submitted by Ianus (Poland), Jan 10, 2006 at 12:38

Dear Roncesvalles ,

Thanks a lot for explaining the ambiguity concerning the "graue Panther" in Pike's post.

> I have a hunch that Pike is such a dhimm-wit and not a Turk, as a latter would hardly confuse "Graue Panther" and "Graue Wölfe".

He seems to be a "modern" German janissary. Such a janissary differs from the classical janissary of old who was first kidnapped from an infidel family to become a stalwart defender of Islam. Today one volunteers to become a janissary...or one is bought into becoming a janissary as in the case of our politicians-janissaries telling us that what we so desperately need in Europe is Turkey.

Jan

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